Grand Theft Auto V on PC held back for extra 'polish'

Rockstar has offered an explanation for the decision to delay Grand Theft Auto V on PC.

The PS4 and Xbox One versions will join the already hugely successful PS3 and Xbox 360 versions on the High Street on November 18th. The PC SKU, however, won’t arrive until January 27th.

“We're glad to see so many of you are excited for the upcoming release of the new versions of GTAV and we look forward to sharing more details with you soon,” the developer said.

“We are also incredibly excited to be bringing GTA V to the PC, but the game requires a little more development time in order to ensure that it is as amazing and polished as possible.”

This new version of GTA V offers increased draw distances and higher resolution as well as a host of new activities, weapons and vehicles plus additional wildlife, denser traffic, improved foliage and enhanced damage and weather effects.

Radio stations will offer over 100 new songs and new DJ mixes and those who pre-order will be offered $1,000,000 of in-game cash that can be spent either in the main game or in GTA Online.

Those who upgrade from the PS3 and Xbox 360 releases will get some extras, too, including some classic GTA vehicles, a faster blimp and new activities such as Wildlife Photography. Existing GTA Online saves can be transferred – including to PC.

GTA Online gets some special love, too, with up to 30 players now supported.

 

 

GTA Online gets some special love, too, with up to 30 players now supported.

 

 

 

30 players?!

They just want to sell the most copies asap before the game ends in the hands of the pirates. Just that.

 

 

GTA Online gets some special love, too, with up to 30 players now supported.

 

 

 

30 players?!

 

Just means more douchebag griefers to deal with.

They just want to sell the most copies asap before the game ends in the hands of the pirates. Just that.

That & I wouldn't be surprised if by more "polish" for the PC version they mean trying to make the game unmoddable.

 

They just want to sell the most copies asap before the game ends in the hands of the pirates. Just that.

That & I wouldn't be surprised if by more "polish" for the PC version they mean trying to make the game unmoddable.

 

That is well thought!

Edited by ExT3RmiN4L, 15 September 2014 - 07:38 PM.

what are you on about

they're just polishing the game they'd be fucking idiots to make the game unmoddable 

As long as it's better than GTA IV's port I'm willing to wait

what are you on about

 

they're just polishing the game they'd be fucking idiots to make the game unmoddable 

 

As long as it's better than GTA IV's port I'm willing to wait

Honestly, I used to be against mods, but now not so much. But it's like some Youtubers were saying, if the game was to be moddable it would go against & ruin Rockstars system they have in place for the game (Online GTA$ & money for Story DLC) because people that modded the game wouldn't spend GTA$ & money for DLC thus Rockstar would lose profit & PC is already a questionable market to begin with, in terms of max profit from within games like GTA.

So, yeah Rockstar may very well look to avoid that.

Edited by BrokenDreams23, 15 September 2014 - 07:46 PM.

what are you on about

 

they're just polishing the game they'd be fucking idiots to make the game unmoddable 

 

As long as it's better than GTA IV's port I'm willing to wait

Mods are from heaven!

I'm glad that they are delaying the PC version, keeps me more excited for my new shit.

 

what are you on about

 

they're just polishing the game they'd be fucking idiots to make the game unmoddable 

 

As long as it's better than GTA IV's port I'm willing to wait

Mods are from heaven!

 

I'm glad that they are delaying the PC version, keeps me more excited for my new shit.

 

hooray someone with common sense!

I'm glad that they are delaying the PC version, keeps me more excited for my new shit.

You know playing any series of GTA on PC gives me the better feeling than playing on Xbox

Already looks good on Current Gen!
Cant wait for the PC version!